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1. gay-feather
noun. any of various North American plants of the genus Liatris having racemes or panicles of small discoid flower heads.
Synonyms
- Liatris
- blazing star
- snakeroot
- Liatris pycnostachya
- wildflower
- dotted gayfeather
- wild flower
- Liatris punctata
- button snakeroot
- genus Liatris
- gayfeather
Featured Games
Rhymes with Feather Boa
- kurumizowa
- batticaloa
- shenandoah
- protozoa
- parazoa
- figueroa
- whampoa
- stalowa
- osakowa
- gamboa
- figaroa
- excoa
- balboa
- sapoa
- samoa
- novoa
- baidoa
- aircoa
- veroa
- ulloa
- ochoa
- occhoa
- kyowa
- achoa
- toa
- sowa
- showa
- roa
- noah
- noaa
Sentences with feather-boa
1. Noun Phrase
Drape a brightly colored--or black--feather boa across your shoulders.
2. Noun Phrase
Wrap a green feather boa around the perimeter of the box and cut off any excess.
3. Noun Phrase
Glue the feather boa in place around the perimeter of the box.
4. Noun Phrase
Cut a section of feather boa and sew it to the top of the socks.
2. feather
noun. ['ˈfɛðɝ'] the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds.
Synonyms
- quill
- ceratin
- vane
- contour feather
- marabou
- quill feather
- bird
- calamus
- body covering
- plume
- plumage
- melanin
- down feather
- hackle
- bastard wing
- aftershaft
- shaft
- down
- keratin
- web
- spurious wing
- animal material
- alula
- pinion
- flight feather
Antonyms
- disarrange
- worsen
- ascending
- high
Etymology
- fether (Middle English (1100-1500))
- feþer (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
3. feather
verb. ['ˈfɛðɝ'] join tongue and groove, in carpentry.
Synonyms
- conjoin
Antonyms
- differentiate
- dedifferentiate
Etymology
- fether (Middle English (1100-1500))
- feþer (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
4. feather
verb. ['ˈfɛðɝ'] turn the paddle; in canoeing.
Synonyms
- square
Antonyms
- raised
- safe
Etymology
- fether (Middle English (1100-1500))
- feþer (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
5. feather
noun. ['ˈfɛðɝ'] turning an oar parallel to the water between pulls.
Synonyms
- rowing
- feathering
- row
- rotary motion
Antonyms
- carinate
- underdress
- dress down
- undercharge
Etymology
- fether (Middle English (1100-1500))
- feþer (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
6. feather
verb. ['ˈfɛðɝ'] turn the oar, while rowing.
Synonyms
- row
Antonyms
- lowland
- rising
Etymology
- fether (Middle English (1100-1500))
- feþer (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
7. feather
verb. ['ˈfɛðɝ'] cover or fit with feathers.
Antonyms
- enable
Etymology
- fether (Middle English (1100-1500))
- feþer (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
8. feather
verb. ['ˈfɛðɝ'] grow feathers.
Synonyms
- fledge
- produce
- grow
- get
- acquire
Antonyms
- elated
- upward
- upwards
- upwardly
Etymology
- fether (Middle English (1100-1500))
- feþer (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
9. boa
noun. ['ˈboʊə'] a long thin fluffy scarf of feathers or fur.
Synonyms
- feather boa
10. boa
noun. ['ˈboʊə'] any of several chiefly tropical constrictors with vestigial hind limbs.
Synonyms
- family Boidae
- Eunectes murinus
- Charina bottae
- Constrictor constrictor
- rosy boa
- Lichanura trivirgata
- boa constrictor
- rubber boa
- Boidae
- python
- constrictor
- anaconda